Npfl game preview and facts: Katsina United fight Remo Stars

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 26.June
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Muhammadu Dikko Stadium (35000 seats)

The guesting Remo Stars team are probably odds-on favourites at Katsina United, as the guests enjoy a 11 point lead from their 34 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Katsina United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Remo Stars have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Npfl

It should be mentioned that Remo Stars play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Remo Stars on artifical turf are 2 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats from five games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 4-3. You can compare this with overall results below.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Remo Stars, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Katsina United form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Muhammadu Dikko Stadium as Katsina United have scored 24 goals to get 41 points from 17 games. The overall stats in the Npfl are 13-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). When Katsina United hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Rivers United, Plateau United, Enyimba, Enugu Rangers and Kwara United), they have won 2 of 4 matches! Ever since the Rivers United game Katsina has been unbeatable here at Muhammadu Dikko Stadium producing seven straight wins.

No payout for Katsina United in their previous match, an away game at Heartland that ended in defeat 0-1.

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against MFM.

Katsina United has scored 24 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. Katsina have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Remo Stars form and stats

Remo Stars have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Npfl, after 2-6-9 (17 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 14 away games in a row.

Remo Stars won their last game, 3-1 versus Lobi Stars played at home.

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Akwa United's place.

The attacking power of Remo Stars when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 17 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Stars are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 16 times in 17 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The fixture lists shows this result when the sides met earlier this campaign; Remo Stars - Katsina United 2-0. Katsina United-Remo Stars H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Katsina United two wins, Remo Stars two wins, zero draws. two of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

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Total First Half Second Half
Katsina United Remo Stars
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 17 4 Played P 6 17 34
13 13 2 Won W 1 2 15
3 2 0 Drew D 3 6 8
18 2 2 Lost L 2 9 11
29 24 3 Scored S 3 9 36
36 9 3 Conceded C 4 16 23
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 82% 88%
50% 47% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 47% 47%
32% 35% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 18% 26%
9% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 9%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
32% 41% 25% BTTS BTTS 17% 35% 29%
26% 53% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 24% 47%
44% 12% 25% Failed to Score F T 67% 59% 35%
 
2.3 5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 3.4 4.3
4.4 3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 5.2 3.6
2.1 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.5 1.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
5.2 10 0 Shots (avg) S ( 7 4.8 7.7
2.5 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.4 1.5 3
17% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 39% 35%
 
9.1 2 0 Shots against (avg) S A 10.2 9.6 8.2
2.8 1 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.8 3 2.7
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Katsina United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Katsina United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Katsina United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Remo Stars have scored away.
  • Katsina United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Remo Stars have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Npfl
  • Remo Stars have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rivers United 34 21 8 5 53 19 17 16 1 0 39 5 17 5 7 5 14 14 34 71
2 Plateau United 35 19 4 12 47 26 17 16 1 0 36 5 18 3 3 12 11 21 21 61
3 Remo Stars 34 15 8 11 36 23 17 13 2 2 27 7 17 2 6 9 9 16 13 53
4 Enugu Rangers 34 14 10 10 37 26 17 11 4 2 25 8 17 3 6 8 12 18 11 52
5 Kwara United 35 15 7 13 37 44 17 14 3 0 26 7 18 1 4 13 11 37 -7 52
6 Enyimba 34 15 6 13 39 32 17 13 3 1 32 11 17 2 3 12 7 21 7 51
7 Akwa United 35 13 12 10 33 30 18 11 6 1 27 11 17 2 6 9 6 19 3 51
8 Sunshine Stars 34 13 9 12 28 24 17 13 3 1 25 6 17 0 6 11 3 18 4 48
9 Gombe United 34 12 10 12 34 34 17 11 6 0 26 9 17 1 4 12 8 25 0 46
10 Wikki Tourist 34 13 7 14 27 30 17 11 5 1 20 6 17 2 2 13 7 24 -3 46
11 Nasarawa United 34 12 8 14 38 44 17 12 5 0 24 9 17 0 3 14 14 35 -6 44
12 Shooting Stars 34 11 10 13 33 37 17 10 7 0 24 8 17 1 3 13 9 29 -4 43
13 Niger Tornadoes 35 13 6 16 28 33 18 13 3 2 23 8 17 0 3 14 5 25 -5 43
14 Lobi Stars 34 12 7 15 31 41 17 11 4 2 23 13 17 1 3 13 8 28 -10 43
15 Abia Warriors 34 11 9 14 40 38 17 10 7 0 27 12 17 1 2 14 13 26 2 42
16 Kano Pillars 34 13 6 15 29 33 17 11 4 2 20 7 17 2 2 13 9 26 -4 42
17 Katsina United 34 13 3 18 29 36 17 13 2 2 24 9 17 0 1 16 5 27 -7 42
18 Akwa Starlets 34 12 4 18 35 48 17 12 2 3 26 12 17 0 2 15 9 36 -13 40
19 Heartland 34 11 7 16 29 46 17 11 4 2 19 10 17 0 3 14 10 36 -17 40
20 MFM 34 9 9 16 24 43 17 9 3 5 17 14 17 0 6 11 7 29 -19 36

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rivers United 34 21 8 5 53 19 17 16 1 0 39 5 17 5 7 5 14 14 34 71
2 Plateau United 35 19 4 12 47 26 17 16 1 0 36 5 18 3 3 12 11 21 21 61
3 Remo Stars 34 15 8 11 36 23 17 13 2 2 27 7 17 2 6 9 9 16 13 53
4 Enugu Rangers 34 14 10 10 37 26 17 11 4 2 25 8 17 3 6 8 12 18 11 52
5 Kwara United 35 15 7 13 37 44 17 14 3 0 26 7 18 1 4 13 11 37 -7 52
6 Enyimba 34 15 6 13 39 32 17 13 3 1 32 11 17 2 3 12 7 21 7 51
7 Akwa United 35 13 12 10 33 30 18 11 6 1 27 11 17 2 6 9 6 19 3 51
8 Sunshine Stars 34 13 9 12 28 24 17 13 3 1 25 6 17 0 6 11 3 18 4 48
9 Gombe United 34 12 10 12 34 34 17 11 6 0 26 9 17 1 4 12 8 25 0 46
10 Wikki Tourist 34 13 7 14 27 30 17 11 5 1 20 6 17 2 2 13 7 24 -3 46
11 Nasarawa United 34 12 8 14 38 44 17 12 5 0 24 9 17 0 3 14 14 35 -6 44
12 Shooting Stars 34 11 10 13 33 37 17 10 7 0 24 8 17 1 3 13 9 29 -4 43
13 Niger Tornadoes 35 13 6 16 28 33 18 13 3 2 23 8 17 0 3 14 5 25 -5 43
14 Lobi Stars 34 12 7 15 31 41 17 11 4 2 23 13 17 1 3 13 8 28 -10 43
15 Abia Warriors 34 11 9 14 40 38 17 10 7 0 27 12 17 1 2 14 13 26 2 42
16 Kano Pillars 34 13 6 15 29 33 17 11 4 2 20 7 17 2 2 13 9 26 -4 42
17 Katsina United 34 13 3 18 29 36 17 13 2 2 24 9 17 0 1 16 5 27 -7 42
18 Akwa Starlets 34 12 4 18 35 48 17 12 2 3 26 12 17 0 2 15 9 36 -13 40
19 Heartland 34 11 7 16 29 46 17 11 4 2 19 10 17 0 3 14 10 36 -17 40
20 MFM 34 9 9 16 24 43 17 9 3 5 17 14 17 0 6 11 7 29 -19 36

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